A Pathway for Community-Acquired Pneumonia With Rapid Conversion to Oral Therapy Improves Health Care Value.
Valerie M VaughnTristan T TimbrookPolina V KukharevaKarli M EdholmNathan D HattonChristy L HopkinsFrank ThomasMatthew N SanfordElena IgumnovaRussell J BenefieldKensaku KawamotoEmily S SpivakPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
A CDS-driven CAP pathway supplemented by active antimicrobial stewardship review led to the most robust improvements in antibiotic use and decreased costs with similar clinical outcomes.